Registering residence

Skráning aðseturs

• Everybody of 18 years and above and moving to Iceland to live and work for a short period of time, must report their residence within 7 days of their arrival in the country.
• Nordic citizens should fill out a form called the Nordic relocation form.
• Others should fill out a form called the Domestic relocation form and complete the information about the country the person is moving to or from.
• This form can be reached at municipality offices or on the Þjóðskrá website http://www.thjodskra.is/media/eydublod/flutn_ensk.pdf
• It is possible to fill in the form online, but it is important to print it out and sign it. The Domestic relocation form is available in English and Icelandic.
• The form has to state all the persons relocating.
• Relocation can also be reported to Manntalsskrifstofa, Þjóðskrá or at police station.
• Parents or custodians of children younger than 18 have to announce their children’s relocation as well.
• Those who are planning to live for a shorter period of time in Iceland, less than 3 months, do not have to report their relocation.
• Relocation between places in Iceland has to be reported within 7 days of the relocation.
• A residence is not the same as a legal domicile. A residence can be anywhere.